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Residents across Houston decry missed heavy-trash pickups and illegal dumping
Summary
Multiple neighborhood leaders and residents told the council that heavy-trash pickups are months behind schedule and that illegal dumping and uncollected bulky waste have become chronic health and quality-of-life problems. Council members and the mayor pro tem said staff will pursue pilot programs and stronger enforcement.
Residents from multiple neighborhoods told the council they are experiencing repeated missed heavy-trash collections, chronic illegal dumping and overflowing recycling that create public-health and livability problems.
Speakers described months-long delays in scheduled heavy-trash or bulky-item collections, piles of furniture and construction waste lingering in front of homes, and…
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